[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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          GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THIS STUDY SESSION OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. IN ORDER TO ENSURE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING, ATTENDEES AT THE MEETING HAVE AGREED TO THE DECORUM EXPECTED OF A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. DISRUPTION TO CONDUCTING THE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD WILL RESULT IN THE BOARD MOVING TO RECESS, A VIRTUAL FORMAT OR SUSPENSION OF THE MEETING TO A LATER DATE. WE HAVE A PRODUCTIVE MEETING AHEAD AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE CHAIR. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER NOW, THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED STUDY SESSION OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 4:01 P.M. AND I'M GOING TO START THIS 
          [B. SUPERINTENDENT'S WELCOME]
AFTERNOON BY TURNING IT OVER TO DOCTOR PACE FOR HIS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND TO OUR COMMUNITY. WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER MEETING OF THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING OF ONE OF OUR MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES LAST MONTH. THANK YOU. IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF VETERANS DAY TOMORROW, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE US MILITARY. WE RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE FOR OUR COUNTRY AND AT THIS TIME, IF THERE ARE ANY VETERANS IN THE AUDITORIUM, PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP RECENTLY SIGNED A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER AS EDUCATOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH ACROSS GEORGIA. THIS FIRST OF ITS KIND RECOGNITION IN OUR NATION ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS TO RECHARGE, FIND BALANCE, AND PRIORITIZE WELLNESS SO THEY CAN BE AT THEIR VERY BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT ALSO SHINES A LIGHT ON THE VITAL ROLE OF OUR SCHOOL BASED CARE TEAMS, LED BY OUR AMAZING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATORS, MANY OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATORS ARE JOINING US HERE TODAY. WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND TO BE RECOGNIZED IF YOU'RE HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK EVERY DAY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROCLAMATION WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE ADVOCACY OF ONE OF OUR VERY OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATORS, DOCTOR SHAMARA WEBB OF HICKORY FLAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING DOCTOR WEBB AT THIS EVENING'S BUSINESS MEETING. NOT ONLY DO BRIGHT FUTURES BEGIN IN HENRY, SO DO BRIGHT STARS SHINE WITHIN HENRY. NOVEMBER IS ALSO NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, IN WHICH WE CELEBRATE THE RICH HISTORIES, DIVERSE CULTURES, AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND THEIR INVALUABLE IMPACT ON OUR COUNTRY. TODAY, WE ARE WEARING BLUE IN CELEBRATION OF THIS WEEK AS WORLD KINDNESS WEEK HERE IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, WE BELIEVE THAT KINDNESS WORKS. PASS IT ON. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO FOSTER A CULTURE OF EMPATHY AND RESPECT ACROSS OUR SCHOOLS. ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, COINCIDING WITH WORLD KINDNESS DAY, WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO BLUE, SYMBOLIZING OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO KINDNESS. SEVERAL OF OUR JOB FAMILIES ARE ALSO RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH. LAST WEEK WAS NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY WEEK. WE THANK OUR DEDICATED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR THEIR IMPORTANT ROLE IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC WELL-BEING. COMING UP ON NOVEMBER 20TH, WE WILL CELEBRATE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY IN HONOR OF ALL OF OUR SPIES WHO PLAY SUPPORTING ROLES IN OUR SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS WOULD NOT OPERATE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR SUPPORT STAFF FROM PARAPROFESSIONALS, BUS DRIVERS, FRONT OFFICE STAFF, NUTRITION WORKERS, AND MANY OTHERS WHO HELP OUR STUDENTS SUCCEED EVERY DAY. NEXT WEEK IS FUTURE COLLEGE AWARENESS WEEK, WHICH ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS, AND OUTCOMES FOR EVERY STUDENT TOWARDS AND BEYOND GRADUATION. AS WE PROMOTE POST-SECONDARY READINESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS, WE WANT OUR FAMILIES TO KNOW THAT MANY OF OUR STATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS WAIVE THEIR APPLICATION FEES DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WW, FUTURES. ORG. FINALLY, I WOULD 
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LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NATIONAL STEM DAY WAS LAST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH. IN CELEBRATION, STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT ENGAGE IN ENGINEERING CHALLENGES AND STEM CAREER EXPLORATION. AND ON SATURDAY, THE ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES HOSTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL VEX IQ ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS. THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE INVESTMENTS OF THIS BOARD, HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS SETS ITSELF APART BY OFFERING STEM FOR ALL IN GRADES PRE-K THROUGH 12. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY WELCOME AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE, 
          [C. BOARD MEMBER ITEMS]
FOR THAT. WELCOME. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO SEE OUR BOARD MEMBER ITEMS. AND WE HAVE ONE THIS AFTERNOON. SO I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MRS. EDWARDS TO GET US STARTED ON A RECAP FROM OUR WHOLE BOARD TRAINING. MISS EDWARDS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A BRIEF REVIEW OF OUR OCTOBER 16TH BOARD. WHOLE BOARD TRAINING. ZIMBABWE WAS A FACILITATOR FROM GSBA. SHE BROUGHT PERSPECTIVES ON THE FOLLOWING BOARD GOVERNANCE, STATING THAT EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM BEGINS WITH EXCELLENCE IN THE BOARDROOM. 
          ALSO TALKED ABOUT STANDARDS FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE OF GEORGIA SCHOOL SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDED EIGHT DOMAINS, AND SHE DID HIGHLIGHT THOSE. SHE TALKED ABOUT. THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CONNECTED. ALL THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE CONNECTED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. AND SHE LAID OUT ALL THE DOMAINS AND HOW THEY ARE CONNECTED TO OUR COMMUNITY. SHE TALKED ABOUT THE ROLES OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, STATING THAT HIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT WHEN HIRING THE SUPERINTENDENT, IT BRINGS RESPONSIBILITY FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. SHE POINTED OUT THE FACT THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DOES NOT RUN THE SCHOOLS. IT ENSURES THAT THE SCHOOLS ARE RUN VERY WELL. HER FINAL POINTS WAS ABOUT BOARD ETHICS, LAWS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR THE STATE OF GEORGIA. MISS COX ALSO BROUGHT ANOTHER UPDATE ON OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, AND SHE DID MENTION THAT THERE IS A LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST FOR OUR LOCAL LEGISLATORS. AND FINALLY, MRS. MCCREARY AND DOCTOR O'BRYANT PROVIDED A GREAT UPDATE ON THE GEORGIA MILESTONE ASSESSMENTS. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY BRIEF REPORT. 
          THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. AS ALWAYS, WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER AND THAT'S ALWAYS VERY PRODUCTIVE. WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS OUR UPCOMING SPLOST REFERENDUM AND PROJECTS THAT COULD BE INCLUDED ON THAT. AND WE'RE SUPER EXCITED AND AS ALWAYS, GRATEFUL THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL CYCLES. SO THAT WAS ALWAYS, ALWAYS FRUITFUL. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN. AND I THINK THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT TO ME FROM THAT CONVERSATION WAS HOW INVESTED OUR COMMUNITY IS IN THE FUTURE OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FOR STUDENTS. SO I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR WHAT GREAT PARTICIPATION WE HAD AT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, AND I'M JUST SUPER EXCITED FOR THE GREAT WORK TO CONTINUE HERE IN OUR DISTRICT. AND THEN WE DID SOME POLICY WORK, AS ALWAYS, BECAUSE THAT IS THE WORK OF THE BOARD. AND AGAIN, IT WAS VERY FRUITFUL AND PRODUCTIVE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT TIME WE CAN ALL BE TOGETHER IN THAT 
          [D. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS]
KIND OF SETTING. SO I WILL NOW WRAP THAT UP AND TURN IT TO OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEMS. AND WE WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH ITEM D1A DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR INFORMATION. 
          ITEM D1A TO THE 2026 2031 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE. I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, STAFF AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, MISSUS SUMMER COX. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, TODAY I'M EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2026 2031 COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ESTABLISHED A CLEAR VISION AND MISSION THAT PRIORITIZES A HIGH QUALITY, WORLD CLASS EDUCATION WITH EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS FOR EVERY STUDENT. THE COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN BROUGHT TO LIFE BY THIS BOARD, SERVES AS A COMPASS FOR CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS, TO BUILD EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERS AND TEACHERS, TO ENSURE COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, TO ADVANCE STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE WELLNESS, AND TO DEVELOP A HIGH PERFORMING OPERATIONAL CULTURE, ALL WITH A CLEAR FOCUS ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS FROM BIRTH TO THE TURN OF THEIR 
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TASSEL AND BEYOND. AS WE PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE OF HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, WE'RE ALSO REFLECTING ON THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT IS IN ITS FINAL YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION. 
          WITH COMMUNITY VOICE AND THE VISION OF THIS BOARD, A CLEARLY ARTICULATED STRATEGIC PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO ALIGN DISTRICT INITIATIVES WITH FIVE KEY ACTIONS ADVANCING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES FOR ALL STUDENTS. ADVANCING LEADERSHIP AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, ADVANCING COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT. ADVANCING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES, AND ADVANCING AS A HIGH PERFORMING OPERATIONAL CULTURE. TO DATE, THIS BOARD HAS INVESTED $70 MILLION IN INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THESE AREAS, WITH SOME RECENT ACTIONS ALIGNED TO STEM FINE ARTS, WORLD LANGUAGES, EARLY LEARNING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CONNECTIVITY WITH THE COMMUNITY, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, HENRY PARTNERS, THE HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, COUNSELING, AND AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM. MANY OF THE INITIATIVES AND TACTICS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STRATEGIC ACTIONS HAVE REACHED COMPLETION, AND WE KNOW THAT MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CURRENT PLAN, NOT ONLY IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS AND IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO ACROSS THE NATION AND BEYOND. WE ARE NOW READY TO BEGIN PLANNING FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. TO ASSIST WITH THE FACILITATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE GEORGIA SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS GSBA, AND THEY WILL GUIDE US THROUGH THIS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL WHERE TEAMS OF STAKEHOLDERS WILL DISCUSS THE VISION, MISSION AND CORE BELIEFS OF THIS BOARD AS A COMPASS FOR DEVELOPING FUTURE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES. THESE TEAMS WILL REVIEW PERFORMANCE DATA, FINANCIAL DATA, AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK DATA TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY. PRIOR TO ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC GOAL AREAS AND PRIORITIES BASED ON THE IDENTIFIED GOALS, PERFORMANCE, OBJECTIVES, MEASURES AND TARGETS WILL BE DEFINED BEFORE INITIATIVES AND ACTIONS ARE ARTICULATED. THE FIRST PHASE OF STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER THROUGH SEVERAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WITH TEN CLUSTER COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THAT SAW OVER 600 PARTICIPANTS, THREE ADVISORY MEETINGS THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN 50 PARENT STAFF AND STUDENTS WHO CURRENTLY SERVE ON SUPERINTENDENT ADVISORY TEAMS, AND 1788 RESPONSES TO AN ONLINE COMMUNITY SURVEY THAT CLOSED ON OCTOBER THE 31ST. WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE INFORMATION WE ARE GATHERING REPRESENTS A CROSS-SECTION OF INPUT FROM STUDENTS, STAFF, FAMILIES AND THE HENRY COUNTY COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. FEEDBACK RECEIVED DURING IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS THE CLUSTER COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND THE ADVISORY MEETINGS, IS CURRENTLY BEING COMPILED AND DISAGGREGATED. HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE ONLINE SURVEY THAT IS BEING SHARED WITH YOU TODAY. PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY RESPONSES TELLS US THAT 61% OF RESPONDENTS ARE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS, 23% ARE TEACHERS, 18% ARE OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, AND 5% ARE COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. OF THE 1788 RESPONDENTS, 26% IDENTIFIED DUAL ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS AN AREA OF STRENGTH, WITH THE SECONDARY STRENGTH AND THE FOCUS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COMING IN AT 25% OF RESPONDENTS. 
          THERE IS A TIE FOR THIRD HIGHEST STRENGTH, WITH 20% OF RESPONDENTS IDENTIFYING OUR COMMUNICATION PRACTICES AS WELL AS OUR FOCUS ON SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AS STANDOUT AREAS. 
          AND WHILE WE VALUE THE POSITIVE INPUT FROM OUR COMMUNITY, WE ALSO VALUE THEIR FEEDBACK AND IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT. 31% OF RESPONDENTS IDENTIFIED THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS AS OUR HIGHEST AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT, FOLLOWED BY THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION WITH 16% OF RESPONDENTS AND LEVEL OF PARENTAL SUPPORT, WITH 14% OF RESPONDENTS. THE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK WILL BE USED BY THE PLANNING TEAM IN JANUARY 2026 TO SET THE STRATEGIC VISION OF THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS TEAM, CONSISTING OF ROUGHLY 60 MEMBERS, WILL INCLUDE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS, PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES, AND FAITH BASED PARTNERS. IN ADDITION TO EVALUATING AND REFLECTING ON OUR CURRENT MISSION, VISION, AND CORE BELIEFS, THEY WILL IDENTIFY GOALS AND PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES TO GUIDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW STRATEGIC ACTIONS. IN FEBRUARY 20TH 25TH FEBRUARY 2026, THE ACTION TEAM WILL TAKE THE INITIAL WORK OF THE PLANNING TEAM AND WILL SET THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE FIRST 12 TO 18 MONTHS OF THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN BY DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGETS, AS WELL AS INITIATIVES AND ACTION STEPS. THIS TEAM, CONSISTING OF DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF, PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS, WILL CRAFT THE WRITTEN COMPONENTS OF THE PLAN WITH AN EXPECTED IMPLEMENTATION BEGINNING JULY 2026. DISTRICT AND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE IDENTIFIED ACTIONS WILL BE MONITORED TO ENSURE OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, WE HAVE LEARNED SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR CURRENT PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT 
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AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THE ACTION TEAM WILL NEED TO ENSURE PRIORITY STUDENT OUTCOMES ARE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AND ALIGNED WITH AVAILABLE METRICS. SUCCINCT TACTIC DEVELOPMENT FOR EACH AREA OF IMPLEMENTATION, A DEFINED CADENCE FOR REVIEW AND REVISION OF THE PLAN. STREAMLINED REPORTING STRUCTURES, COMMUNITY ACCESSIBILITY, AND A SIMPLIFIED REPORTING PLATFORM. AS A REMINDER, THE FIRST PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. WE'RE NOW ANALYZING THE RESULTS OF THE FEEDBACK RECEIVED IN PREPARATION FOR THE PLANNING AND ACTION TEAM MEETINGS. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. I WILL BRING ANOTHER UPDATE TO THIS BOARD IN FEBRUARY AND A PROPOSED STRATEGY MAP FOR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL IN APRIL, WITH ANTICIPATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2026 2031 STRATEGIC PLAN IN JULY. BOARD. 
          WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF, STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AS WE EMBARK ON THIS JOURNEY WITH THE CLEAR VISION AND MISSION SET FORTH BY THIS BOARD AND THE COMBINED SUPPORT SUPPORT OF BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS, WE ARE PREPARED TO UPHOLD THIS BOARD'S VISION AND MISSION OF A HIGH QUALITY, WORLD CLASS EDUCATION FOR EVERY STUDENT BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS THAT LEAD TO SUCCESS IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY. BRIGHT FUTURES BEGIN IN HENRY, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO LIGHTING THE WAY. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES ALL THAT I HAVE PREPARED AND I TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. COX. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM UPDATE ON THE 2026 2031 STRATEGIC PLAN. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JASON. THANK YOU, MRS. COX, FOR THAT UPDATE. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISTER MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU, MISS COX, FOR THIS REPORT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST WANTED TO LOOK AT REAL QUICK WAS THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE FEEDBACK THEMES, AND I'M VERY ECSTATIC TO SEE THAT. AND I THINK MR. MCCRARY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS A LOT, IS I DO ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. WE'RE THE EIGHTH LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE, BUT I THINK WE'RE THE FIFTH IN TERMS OF OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS. SO THAT IS A GREAT THING TO HEAR. 
          WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE AREA OF IMPROVEMENT FOR QUALITY INSTRUCTION, YOU SAID 16% OF THE 1700 BROUGHT THAT UP AS AN AREA IMPROVEMENT. COULD YOU UNPACK WHAT THEY MEAN OR WHAT SOME OF THE QUALITY INSTRUCTION TYPE THEMES WERE FOR THIS AREA OF IMPROVEMENT? COULD YOU UNPACK THAT A LITTLE BIT? THAT PARTICULAR RESPONSE WAS PART OF A MULTIPLE CHOICE SELECTION OPTION, AND THAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE THE WAY THAT THAT OPTION WAS WRITTEN, THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. WE ARE STILL UNPACKING THE ACTUAL COMMENTS THAT WERE ENTERED INTO THE SURVEY ITSELF, TO DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO WHY THAT WAS SELECTED AS AN AREA OF NEED, AND WE WILL HAVE MORE OF THAT ANALYSIS FROM THE ACTUAL COMMENTS ENTERED AFTER THAT. 
          DISAGGREGATION. OKAY. BECAUSE AND I ASKED THAT QUESTION IS BECAUSE, AGAIN, YOU KIND OF HEAR ABOUT TOO MANY CFUS OR THE, THE CADENCE OF CFUS OR OUR, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY, TOO MUCH TESTING AND NOT ENOUGH CONTENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THAT FELL UNDER THAT UMBRELLA OF, OF QUALITY INSTRUCTION. SO THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE. THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. MISS EDWARDS, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. I JUST WANT TO KNOW YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, BUT HOW DOES THESE RESPONSES COMPARE TO THE LAST GROUP OF RESPONSES FROM THE LAST STRATEGIC PLAN? BECAUSE HERE IT'S 1070 788. SO YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT, BUT COULD YOU FIND THAT INFORMATION OUT FOR US? YES. I DO NOT HAVE THAT PARTICULAR NUMBER, BUT WE CAN LOOK AND SEE IF WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION FROM THE PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLAN. OKAY. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS TO DOCTOR PACE FOR INVITING GSB TO BE A PART OF THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN PHENOMENAL. AND AND I KNOW THE BOARD HAS ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME TO HAVE THEM WORK WITH US WITH THE NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS EDWARDS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE ENTIRE TEAM. I KNOW THAT THIS WAS A BIG UNDERTAKING TO PULL OFF ALL OF THESE CLUSTER CONVERSATIONS, BUT I REALLY DO HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT THIS IS BECAUSE WE DEEPLY VALUE THEIR FEEDBACK AND THEIR INPUT AND TRULY WISH TO CARRY OUT THEIR DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT COME TO LIFE. THANK YOU AGAIN. OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM D2A DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR FOR INFORMATION ON ITEM D2A UNDER THE CORE BUSINESS OF STUDENT LEARNING, I'D LIKE TO INVITE DOCTOR CLEVELAND JOHNSON FOR CAREER TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE EDUCATION. UPDATE OUR CHIEF LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE OFFICER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. TODAY I'M PLEASED TO SHARE AN UPDATE ON CAREER, 
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TECHNICAL AND AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. A VITAL PROGRAM THAT EXPANDS ACCESS, CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AND DRIVES POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR OUR STUDENTS. AS A BOARD, YOU HAVE CONSISTENTLY PRIORITIZED EXPANDING PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS. YOUR HIGH EXPECTATIONS ARE EVIDENT IN THE DISTRICT'S CORE POLICIES, PRIORITY OUTCOMES, AND COMMUNITY INSPIRED STRATEGIC PLAN. TODAY, I WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PRIORITY OUTCOMES FOCUSED ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS THROUGH CTE, HIGHLIGHTING HOW YOUR INVESTMENT IS CREATING WORLD CLASS OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS. YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS, AND OUTCOMES EXTENDS WELL BEYOND EARLY YEARS, OFFERING STUDENTS A WIDE ARRAY OF OPTIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL JOURNEY. THE STRONG FOUNDATION, BUILT IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL, SERVES AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR DIVERSE CAREER PATHWAY EXPERIENCES IN HIGH SCHOOL. CTE. CTE PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE CONTINUUM BY EQUIPPING STUDENTS WITH BOTH ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SKILLS, WHILE PROVIDING REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, AND CAREER BASED LEARNING. 
          ADDITIONALLY, YOUR DEDICATION TO EXPANDING STEM OPPORTUNITIES IN EVERY SCHOOL ACROSS THE DISTRICT HAS PROVEN TO BE A POWERFUL CATALYST FOR STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS. THE PURPOSE AND GOALS OF THIS WORK ARE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE DISTRICT'S STRATEGIC PLAN, ENSURING THAT WE ARE PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREERS AND MILITARY PATHWAYS. 
          CTE AND WORK BASED LEARNING ARE INTERCONNECTED PROGRAMS THAT COLLECTIVELY PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER AND LIFE SUCCESS. CTE PATHWAYS PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND HANDS ON SKILLS ALIGNED WITH HIGH, HIGH DEMAND INDUSTRIES. WORK BASED LEARNING THEN BRIDGES CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE BY PLACING STUDENTS IN SUPERVISED, CAREER RELATED POSITIONS THAT APPLY WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED. TOGETHER, THEY CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE WHILE BUILDING SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND EMPLOYABILITY. AND HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS CONTINUES TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PREPARING STUDENTS FOR FUTURE CAREERS. OUR PROGRAM IS STEADILY EXPANDING, RANKING AS THE FIFTH LARGEST CTE ENROLLMENT IN GEORGIA, WITH MORE THAN 22,000 STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX THROUGH 12 PARTICIPATING IN AT LEAST ONE CTE COURSE. RECENTLY, RICHARD WOODS, GEORGIA STATE SUPERINTENDENT, RECOGNIZED HENRY COUNTY CTE PROGRAM AS A PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE REFLECTING THE STRENGTH AND QUALITY OF OUR OFFERINGS THROUGH 50 DIVERSE PATHWAYS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURE, COMPUTER PROGRAMING, TEACHING AS A PROFESSION, AND EARLY EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. 
          STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS ON, REAL WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ALIGN WITH BOTH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND WORKFORCE DEMANDS. WE ARE PROUD THAT 11 OF THESE PATHWAYS LEAD TO INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR NINE MIDDLE SCHOOL EXPLORATORY PROGRAMS INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO CAREER FOCUSED LEARNING EARLY, HELPING THEM DEVELOP PRACTICAL SKILLS AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. DATA SHOWS THAT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CTE AND CLASSIFIED AS PATHWAY COMPLETERS ACHIEVE HIGHER READING READINESS RATES, GRADUATION RATES, AND POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT RATES COMPARED TO NON CTE STUDENTS IN HENRY COUNTY. CTE HAS CONSISTENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE KEY INDICATORS, DEMONSTRATING ITS ROLE IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR BOTH ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL WORKFORCE, HIGHLIGHTING THE TANGIBLE LONG TERM BENEFITS OF CTE. STUDENTS GAIN ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF CAREER PATHWAYS AND DEMONSTRATE MASTERY BY SUCCESSFULLY PASSING THE END OF PATHWAY ASSESSMENT. THIS STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT ADMINISTERED TO STUDENTS UPON COMPLETING THEIR CHOSEN PATHWAY, MEASURES THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS ACQUIRED THROUGHOUT THEIR COURSEWORK. WE ARE PROUD TO REPORT A 4.9% INCREASE IN OUR OVERALL PASS RATE FROM THE 2024 TO THE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, REFLECTING CONTINUED GROWTH AND PROGRESS IN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE END OF PATHWAY ASSESSMENT, CTE STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS, WHICH SERVE AS A TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF THEIR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE. THESE CREDENTIALS, SUCH AS CERTIFICATES, CERTIFICATIONS OR LICENSES, ARE AWARDED BY PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND VALIDATE A STUDENT'S READINESS FOR EMPLOYMENT. OVERALL, MORE THAN 3200 STUDENTS COMPLETED CAREER PATHWAYS DURING THE 2024 2025 SCHOOL YEAR. CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS ARE EXPANDING ACCESS, IMPROVING OUTCOMES AND PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. KAREN WILLIAMSON, A SENIOR AT DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL WHO IS 
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ENROLLED IN MECHATRONICS PATHWAYS AT THE ACADEMY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES, COLLABORATED WITH OUR FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO DESIGN 3D PRINTED THERMOSTAT COVERS. TARION SHARES THAT HER EXPERIENCE AT THE ACADEMY HAS TAUGHT HER MORE THAN JUST TECHNICAL SKILLS. IT'S ABOUT APPLYING THEM IN REAL WORLD SITUATIONS AND BUILDING CONNECTIONS WITH TEACHERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. SHE IS EAGER TO TAKE ON MORE PROJECTS THAT MAKE A TANGIBLE IMPACT ON, AND THIS EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN HER HOW MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE SHE CAN MAKE. OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERINGS ARE EXPANDING, AND WE'RE PROUD TO PROVIDE NINE EXPLORATORY CTE PROGRAMS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. BY INTRODUCING CTE COURSES AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL, WE BUILD A STRONG PIPELINE OF STUDENTS WHO ENTER HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO BECOME PATHWAY COMPLETERS. WORK BASED LEARNING PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT, WHILE GAINING HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN WORKPLACES DIRECTLY RELATED TO THEIR CAREER PATHWAY. THESE PLACEMENTS REPRESENT THE PINNACLE OF CTE EXPERIENCE AND ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A STUDENT'S PATHWAY. EACH PLACEMENT IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE CURRICULUM OF THE CORRESPONDING CTE PATHWAY. CONNECTING CLASSROOM LEARNING WITH REAL WORLD APPLICATION. 
          THROUGH WORK BASED LEARNING, STUDENTS LEARN, CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORKFORCE AND EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT ALL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS EXPERIENCE ALLOWS THEM TO APPLY CLASSROOM KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICAL CHALLENGES, EXPLORE A VARIETY OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, AND WORK TOWARD THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. NOTABLY, WE HAVE SEEN A 32% INCREASE IN YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PARTICIPATION, WITH SEVERAL STUDENTS SERVING AS EMPLOYEES IN THE HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. WE ARE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE ESTABLISHED WITH GEORGIA EMC, PIEDMONT HEALTHCARE, HENRY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, AND THE HENRY COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH PROVIDE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE AND BUILD CAREER READINESS SKILLS. HERE ARE JUST A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF HOW HENRY COUNTY STUDENTS ARE IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT. THROUGH OUR WORK BASED LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS. JAMARI WRIGHT, A GRADUATE OF STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, BEGAN AS A YOUTH APPRENTICE, CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA, AND IS NOW PART OF THE BRANCH DELIVERY TEAM AT DELTA COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION. CHASE WHITE IS GAINING HANDS ON MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CENTRAL GEORGIA EMC AS HE WORKS TOWARDS A CAREER AS A LINEMAN. ISABELLA BAGWELL IS APPLYING HER FINE ART SKILLS AT THE HENRY COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WHILE PREPARING TO PURSUE THE ARTS AT ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, JESSICA GAY RECEIVED A JOB OFFER FROM FROM UNITED STATES COAL STORAGE AFTER PARTICIPATING IN AN INDUSTRY TOUR, AND SIDNEY AND SANDERS AND LILA SMITH ARE GAINING REAL WORLD PATIENT CARE EXPERIENCE AT COVENANT CARE PEDIATRICS, PREPARING FOR A FUTURE CAREER, PREPARING FOR FUTURE CAREERS IN HEALTHCARE. THESE EXAMPLES CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN WORK BASED LEARNING THROUGH CTE ARE EQUIPPED TO PURSUE MEANINGFUL, FULFILLING CAREERS AND LEADS FINANCIALLY SECURE LIVES EMPOWERED BY THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THEY GAINED THROUGH THESE OPPORTUNITIES. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO SHARE THAT OVER 3300 STUDENTS ARE MEMBERS OF OUR EIGHT CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CLASSROOM THEORY AND REAL WORLD PRACTICE, GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND SOFT SKILLS THAT FURTHER PREPARE THEM FOR SUCCESS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM. WE ARE. WE ARE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE MANY ACCOLADES AND AWARDS OUR STUDENTS HAVE EARNED THROUGH THEIR CTSO INVOLVEMENT, AND WE APPLAUD BOTH OUR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION, HARD WORK, AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. THE PARTNERSHIPS WE HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS ARE THE RESULT OF INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES FOR OUR STUDENTS. ENGAGEMENTS SUCH AS INDUSTRY TOURS, DAY TECH TREK AND LEVEL UP CONFERENCE CONTINUE TO REFLECT THE VISION OF CTE, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN THEIR CHOSEN CAREERS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL ECONOMY. 
          IT IS TRULY EXCITING TO SHARE OUR PROGRESS AS WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS IN IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN. THANKS TO YOUR VISION AND INVESTMENTS, WE ARE EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS BY PROVIDING A STRONG FOUNDATION AND HELPING THEM MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR POST-SECONDARY PATHS. THESE INVESTMENTS GIVE STUDENTS ACCESS TO AUTHENTIC LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT PREPARE THEM FOR CAREERS IN THE SKILLED WORKFORCE, TECHNICAL COLLEGES, OR UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS. SUPERINTENDENT PACE THIS CONCLUDES MY UPDATE AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM. D2A CAREER TECHNICAL AND AGRICULTURE EDUCATION UPDATE. AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR JOHNSON FOR THAT REPORT. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MISS EDWARDS? MADAM CHAIR, THESE ARE SOME POWERFUL NUMBERS. AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS, THEY HAVE JUST INCREASED, YOU KNOW, OVER 
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FOUR YEARS ABOUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND ALSO WITH THE COMPANIES THAT ARE TAKING PART WITH THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF AND MAYBE DOCTOR PACE, CAN I ANSWER THIS WITH THESE STUDENTS THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED? JIM JAMILIA CHASE AND ALL THE OTHERS? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THESE STUDENTS AT SOME POINT TO COME BACK AND TALK TO SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, TO LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS? OUR PROGRAMS ARE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. EDWARDS, VICE CHAIR EDWARDS. AND ACTUALLY, ABSOLUTELY THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO THEM, KEEP THEM CONNECTED. IT JUST ALIGNS WITH OUR THEME FOR THIS YEAR. BRIGHT FUTURES BEGIN IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. SO EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO REACH OUT TO THEM, SOME OF THEM ARE STILL HERE WITH US NOW. SO CONTINUING TO CONNECT WITH THEM BEFORE THEY LEAVE AND JUST ENCOURAGING OUR PARENTS, OUR STUDENTS TO GET INVOLVED, THE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS BOARD HAS MADE THROUGH THEIR VISION IS COMING TO FRUITION. AND THE MORE STUDENTS THAT WE CAN GET TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AVENUES, PATHWAYS IN CTE, AS YOU HEARD, DOCTOR JOHNSON STATE AT THE FALL BOOTSTRAP, THE THE SUPERINTENDENT WOODS ACTUALLY GAVE US RECOGNITION FOR BEING ONE OF THE DISTRICTS THAT HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS PARTICIPATING. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT AND USE THESE STUDENTS AS EXAMPLES TO OUR OTHER STUDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE. AND IT IS SETTING THEM UP NOT ONLY TO BE SUCCESSFUL THROUGH 12TH GRADE, BUT BEYOND INTO THE INTO THE GLOBAL SOCIETY. JUST AS OUR MISSION SAYS, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE GLOBAL SOCIETY. SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND YES, WE ARE CREATING AVENUES TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER SO THEY CAN UNDERSTAND HOW POWERFUL THIS IS. OPPORTUNITY YESTERDAY TO LISTEN TO DOCTOR CLARK. HE WAS AT MY CHAPTER MEETING TALKING ABOUT DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASSES THAT ARE BEING OFFERED AND THE NUMBER OF CLASSES THAT STUDENTS CAN TAKE THROUGH THEIR SCHOOLS, THE DISTRICT, AND THEN MOVE ON FURTHER AND USE THOSE CLASSES FOR CREDIT WHEN THEY GET TO GEORGIA SOUTHERN. WHAT IS IT, SOUTHERN CRESCENT TECH. SO THAT WAS INSPIRING YESTERDAY AS WELL. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS GROWTH. ALSO, I HEAR ADULTS SAY ALL THE TIME, I WISH THESE OPPORTUNITIES WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. 
          SO I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN NOW PROVIDE THESE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS. AND WHILE OUR OUR MISSION AND VISION IS FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY, I HOPE THAT GLOBE IS HENRY COUNTY SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP ALL OF THAT TALENT RIGHT HERE AT HOME, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST RIGHT HERE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M SUPER EXCITED. MADAM CHAIR, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR SCHOOL LEADERS FOR REALLY PUSHING THIS. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT OUR SCHOOL LEADERS, OUR COUNSELORS, OUR TEACHERS, OUR OUR TEACHERS, AND NOT ONLY OUR TEACHERS, ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, BECAUSE THEY ARE GIVING OUR STUDENTS THAT ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR LEADERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY IN THE AUDITORIUM, THOSE THAT ARE STILL AT WORK RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, WORKING SO DILIGENTLY. AND THAT IS OUR SCHOOL LEADERS THAT ARE OUR TEACHERS, THAT'S OUR SUPPORT STAFF. YOU ALL MAKE IT POSSIBLE WHEN WE HAVE SUCCESS STORIES SUCH AS THESE. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH AND BOARD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISION AND MISSION BECAUSE YOU MAKE THIS POSSIBLE. BEGINNING FROM THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THANK YOU DOCTOR BASE. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM D3A AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. AT THIS TIME UNDER ENSURING OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS INFORMATION ON ITEM D3A, THE OCTOBER 2025 CONSTRUCTION REPORT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. BARRY MORSE, CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. AS STATED, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE CONSTRUCTION REPORT FOR OCTOBER OF 2025, BEGINNING WITH OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL. SIMILAR TO LAST MONTH, THE CONTRACTOR PUNCH LIST AND NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES. FINAL SITE WORK IS NEAR COMPLETION THERE AS WELL. STEM HIGH SCHOOL BEGINNING WITH STOCKBRIDGE ELEMENTARY, THE CONTRACTOR PUNCH LIST ITEMS ALSO CONTINUE THERE AND FINAL SITE WORK ARE NEAR COMPLETION. AS LAST MONTH WAS STATED, STEM HIGH SCHOOL SITE WORK ALSO CONTINUES. THE MAIN ENTRANCE THREE STORY STEEL CONTINUES. 
          THEY HAVE STARTED BLOCK WORK ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE THREE STORY UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING. ROUGH CONTINUES. MAIN ENTRANCE, THREE STORY SLAB AND GYM. CAFETERIA ROOFING BEGINS. CAFETERIA FIREPROOFING CONTINUES AS WELL. THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY WING EXTERIOR BRICK IS NEAR COMPLETE. THEY'RE MOVING TO DUTCHTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL. ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ROUGH CONTINUES THEIR SPRINKLER LINE. INSTALLATION BEGINS. ROOFTOP AC UNITS HAVE BEEN SET. 
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I WAS OUT THERE TODAY AND FIRST COAT OF INTERIOR PAINT IS ON THE BLOCK. DOOR FRAMES ARE SET AND WINDOWS ARE ALSO SET. ROOF RECOVER PROJECT GROUP A AND B CONTINUES AT LUELLA MIDDLE SCHOOL, LUELLA HIGH, UNION GROVE MIDDLE, AND UNION GROVE HIGH. SKYLIGHT REPLACEMENT CONTINUES THERE WHILE THE MAJORITY OF THE ROOF HAS BEEN COMPLETED. OLA HIGH SCHOOL EXISTING SIDEWALK AND SHRUB DEMO IS COMPLETE. GRADING HAS BEGUN. EXCAVATION AND UNDERGROUND PLUMBING AND ROUGH. ALSO AT OLA HIGH SCHOOL, WOLF CREEK ELEMENTARY CLEARING AND SITE WORK CONTINUES THERE AND THE LAST PROJECT REPORTING ON IS THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM UPGRADE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES HAVE BEGUN. THEIR HEAD END EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN NINE SCHOOLS, AND CAMERA INSTALLATION CAN CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I PREPARE. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL ITEM UPDATE ON THE OCTOBER 2025 CONSTRUCTION REPORT, AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MR. MILES, FOR THAT REPORT. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION, MISS EDWARDS? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MR. MOSS, I DON'T SEE STOCKBRIDGE ON HERE. HIGH SCHOOL. REGARDING THE SKYLIGHT, HAS THAT BEEN COMPLETED? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT OUT. YES, MA'AM. IT HAS BEEN OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE SEEING? NONE. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IF SHE GOT A SKYLIGHT. CAN I HAVE A TRAILER FOR UNITY GROVE? I TRIED, RIGHT? THANK YOU, MR. MILES. OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO INFORMATIONAL ITEM D3B DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. INFORMATION ITEM D3B OF THE OCTOBER 2025 FINANCIAL REPORTS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MISSUS SHAMIKA CLAY, TO THE PODIUM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, TODAY I BRING A REPORT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD ENDING OCTOBER 31ST, 2025, WHICH REPRESENTS THE FOURTH MONTH OF ACTIVITY OF FISCAL YEAR 2026. I'LL START THE REPORT WITH A LOOK ACROSS ALL FUNDS AND LOOKING AT THE LAST COLUMN, YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'VE COLLECTED 20.4% OF OUR PLANNED REVENUES TO DATE ACROSS ALL FUNDS, WHICH IS SHOWN IN THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT EXPENDITURES TO DATE, ACROSS ALL FUNDS HAVE REACHED JUST OVER 40%, AS SHOWN IN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHT, AND OBLIGATIONS FOR THE PERIOD TOTALED $4.3 MILLION, WITH 71% OF THESE PENDING EXPENDITURES RELATED TO CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND. MOVING ALONG, WE WILL REVIEW THE GENERAL FUND ACTIVITY. WITH THE FOURTH MONTH CLOSE, WE ARE 33% THROUGH THE YEAR ON A LINEAR BASIS. LOOKING AT THE YELLOW HIGHLIGHT, WE HAVE COLLECTED 19.9% OF PLANNED RECEIPTS TO DATE, WHICH IS DOWN 3% FROM PRIOR YEAR, COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING. BUT I REMIND THE BOARD THAT WE ARE EXPECTING THIS TO LAG MORE THIS YEAR, GIVEN CHANGES IN THE TIMELINE OF NOTICE AND BILL RELEASE. TURNING OUR EYE TO THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE AND LOOKING AT THE GREEN HIGHLIGHT, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE INCURRED EXPENSES REPRESENTING 36.4% OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS PACING AHEAD OF THE FISCAL YEAR ON A LINEAR BASIS THROUGH REVIEW OF THE EXPENDITURES. THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THE OBSERVED PACING IS RELATED TO BENEFITS COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE REQUIRED SHIFTS IN THE REPORTING OF EXPENDITURES PER GODOT GUIDANCE, WHICH VARY FROM OUR FUNCTIONAL BUDGET IN COORDINATION WITH THE PROPOSED BUDGET AMENDMENT UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR BOARD ACTION THIS EVENING, THE FUNCTIONAL VALUES REPRESENTED WILL BE REALIGNED TO MATCH BUDGET AND EXPENSE. HOWEVER, WE ANTICIPATE THAT PACING WILL CONTINUE TO BE AHEAD OF THE FISCAL YEAR. NEXT, WE WILL REVIEW THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE SHEET, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE GENERAL FUND'S ASSETS AT THE CLOSE OF OCTOBER TOTALED $63.8 MILLION. THE NEXT SLIDE PROVIDES A VIEW OF CASH ON HAND ACROSS ALL FUNDS. THE TOTAL OF CASH AND EQUIVALENT INVESTMENTS TOTALED $218.6 MILLION FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD. MOVING ON, WE WILL REVIEW THE EDUCATION SPLOST SIX REPORT. AND LOOKING AT THE SECOND COLUMN FROM THE RIGHT, THERE WERE EXPENDITURES OF $11.2 MILLION IN OCTOBER, BRINGING THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES TO DATE OF 58% OF PLAN. FINALLY, WE WILL REVIEW THE CAPITAL ACCUMULATION FINANCIAL REPORT. DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THERE WERE EXPENDITURES OF $282,456.37 THAT WERE ALIGNED TO THE GROWTH AND REPLACEMENT ACTIVITY FOR FURNITURE DOCTOR PACE. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PREPARED, AND I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. 
          MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR OCTOBER 2025 FINANCIAL REPORTS, AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY, FOR THAT REPORT. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM, DOCTOR NUTT? GOOD EVENING. 
          THANK YOU FOR THIS VERY EXTENSIVE REPORT. ARE THE I KNOW THE TAX NOTICES WERE JUST 
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DUE AND MAYBE HAVEN'T COME TO YOU YET. DO YOU PROJECT TO HAVE INCREASE OR ABOUT THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAD LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF RECEIPTS? YES, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE THE FUNDS RECEIVED THIS YEAR BASED ON THE GROWTH AND THE DIGEST, EVEN WITH THE OFFSET OF THE MILLAGE THAT THE BOARD PROVIDED AND THE NOTICES HAVE NOT COME DUE YET WITH THE SHIFT IN TIMELINE, THE DUE DATE ISN'T UNTIL DECEMBER THE 4TH, SO THAT'S LATER THIS YEAR. WE USUALLY HAVE THAT WELL BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU DOCTOR. ANYONE ELSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR LAST INFORMATIONAL ITEM FOR THE AFTERNOON WHICH IS D3C DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. CONTINUING AND ENSURING OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF CARE UPDATE, MISTER ANTONIO MATTOX CHIEF LEADERSHIP SERVICES OFFICER AND MISSUS MEGAN SAGO, CHIEF, FAMILY AND STUDENT SERVICES SUPPORT OFFICER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. 
          TODAY, WE ARE HONORED TO SHARE HOW YOUR LEADERSHIP AND INVESTMENTS ARE DRIVING IMPROVEMENTS IN STUDENT AND STAFF SAFETY AND WELL-BEING, WHICH ARE CRITICAL FACTORS IN OUR STUDENTS ACADEMIC SUCCESS. IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, ONE OF OUR CORE BELIEFS IS THAT ALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS SHOULD BE SUPPORTIVE, SAFE, AND SECURE. THIS DRIVES OUR STRATEGIC ACTIONS OF ADVANCING STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES. AND THIS BOARD HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CAMPUS SECURITY INVESTMENTS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BECOME ROUTINE IN OUR DISTRICT. WHEN WE DISCUSS SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY, WE HAVE THREE PILLARS CAMPUS SECURITY, INVESTMENTS, BEHAVIOR AND CONDUCT, EXPECTATIONS, AND SAFE PRACTICES. TODAY, WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS YOUR INVESTMENTS IN CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY. YOU HAVE MADE EXTENSIVE INVESTMENTS IN SAFETY AND SECURITY. EACH HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL NOW HAVE ONE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER ASSIGNED TO EACH LOCATION. OUR PARTNERSHIP AND MOU WITH THE HENRY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS TO 38, ALLOWING FOR SUPPORT AND INCREASED VISIBILITY OF OFFICERS. WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, YOU HAVE INVESTED IN CAMPUS SAFETY MONITORS IN EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS WHO HELP DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND ASSIST IN ENSURING OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE AND SECURE. THIS BOARD HAS ALSO INVESTED IN WEAPONS DETECTION TECHNOLOGY FOR LARGE PUBLIC EVENTS THAT ALSO REQUIRE CLEAR BAGS. YOU HAVE INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT WEAPONS DETECTION DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, OUR DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL SAFETY HAS IMPLEMENTED POP UP WEAPONS DETECTION SCREENINGS IN ALL SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLS. TO DATE, MIDDLE SCHOOL POP UP WEAPONS DETECTION SCREENINGS WILL BE COMING SOON. YOU HAVE INVESTED IN UPGRADES TO OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMERA SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS ENHANCED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND ALL OF OUR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOL BUSSES. THIS YEAR, EACH SCHOOL WILL RECEIVE BLEEDING CONTROL AND CHOKING RESPONSE KITS TO ASSIST WITH POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES. EACH CLUSTER ALSO HAS ACCESS TO A WEATHER APPLICATION, WHICH ENABLES QUICK COMMUNICATION REGARDING EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DURING. INDU. I'M SORRY, EMERGENCY WEATHER APPLICATIONS, WHICH ENABLES QUICK COMMUNICATION REGARDING EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER. OUR STATE LEGISLATURE HAS PASSED HOUSE BILL 268, WHICH REQUIRES ALL SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO IMPLEMENT VARIOUS SECURITY MEASURES. THIS BOARD HAS PLANNED AHEAD AND MANY OF THE SECURITY MEASURES OUTLINED IN HOUSE BILL 268 HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED. EACH SCHOOL HAS ESTABLISHED A CARDIAC EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, ALSO KNOWN AS A CERT TEAM, TO PLAN AND EXECUTE RESPONSE TO SUDDEN CARDIAC EMERGENCIES. EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE EQUIPPED WITH LIFE SAVING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS, ALSO KNOWN AS AED DEVICES, AND OUR CERT TEAM MEMBERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN 
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CPR AND AED. RESPONSE. WE KNOW THAT STAFF AND STUDENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ARE AT THE HEART OF HELPING TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. THROUGH YOUR INVESTMENTS OF OUR SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING ANONYMOUS TIP LINE ALLOWS EVERYONE TO REPORT ANY SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR OR INFORMATION. AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY, WE OFFER SEVERAL WAYS FOR PARENTS TO ASSIST AND PARTNER WITH THEIR SCHOOLS TO CREATE A SAFE SCHOOL. ENVIRONMENTS. PARENTS CAN ROUTINELY CHECK THEIR STUDENTS BELONGINGS FOR ANY INAPPROPRIATE ITEMS. ADDITIONALLY, WE WANT PARENTS TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CHECK THEIR STUDENTS DEVICES. 
          IN YEARS PAST, WE HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH OUR FAMILIES THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING THE CODE. THIS PUSH HAS ALSO BEEN IMPORTANT TO UPDATE HENRY COUNTY CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT, AND ALSO LETTING THE PARENTS KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING OUR CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT AND THE CONSEQUENCES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CODE. WE ALSO HAVE A DEDICATED PARENT SAFETY TOOLKIT THAT WILL HELP GUIDE FAMILIES ON ADDITIONAL PARENT SUPPORT RESOURCES. WE KNOW THAT WHEN WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, BRIGHT FUTURES BEGIN IN HENRY COUNTY. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MISS SAGO TO SHARE ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THANK YOU, MR. MATTOX. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. THIS BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS AND STAFF IS COMPREHENSIVE AND EXTENDS BEYOND SAFETY TO ENCOMPASS HEALTH AND WELLNESS. 
          YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN ENSURES THAT EVERY STUDENT WILL BE MET WITH CARE, COMPASSION AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUPPORT BEGINS THE MOMENT FAMILIES ENGAGE WITH OUR DISTRICT. STARTING AT THE WELCOME CENTER, A CORNERSTONE BUILT AS A RESULT OF THIS BOARD'S STRATEGIC PLAN. AT THIS FIRST POINT OF CONTACT, FAMILIES CAN ACCESS OUR SITE BASED HEALTH CLINIC FOR REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS AND SCHOOL BASED AND SCHOOL RELATED MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION. FROM THAT INITIAL INTERACTION, HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS ENSURES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. THIS BOARD'S INVESTMENT IN STUDENT WELL-BEING IS REFLECTED IN THE DISTRICT'S COMPREHENSIVE STAFFING MODEL. EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO A TEAM OF SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION COACHES WHO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS STUDENTS ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS. YOUR LEADERSHIP IN PLACING A MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATOR IN EVERY SCHOOL SETS HENRY COUNTY APART STATEWIDE. THIS BOLD INVESTMENT ENSURES THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF RECEIVE TIMELY, INNOVATIVE SUPPORT TAILORED TO THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. THESE FACILITATORS IMPLEMENT RESEARCH BASED INTERVENTIONS AND DELIVER TARGETED SERVICES THAT FOSTER STUDENT SUCCESS AND HOLISTIC WELL-BEING. IN ADDITION TO DISTRICT STAFF, WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS TO OFFER DIRECT SERVICES TO STUDENTS. THIS YEAR, THOSE SERVICES WILL EXPAND THROUGH A THROUGH A GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES GRANT THAT ALLOCATES FUNDING TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. AT THE CORE OF OUR WELLNESS EFFORTS, OUR CARE TEAMS, WHICH OPERATE IN EVERY SCHOOL ACROSS THE DISTRICT. EACH TEAM IS LED BY A MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATOR AND MEETS WEEKLY TO REVIEW KEY STUDENT INDICATORS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE AND BEHAVIOR. USING THIS DATA, TEAMS IDENTIFY STUDENT NEEDS, COORDINATE APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS, AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH RELEVANT SUPPORTS. BEYOND ADDRESSING CHALLENGES, CARE TEAMS PLAY A PROACTIVE ROLE IN STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS, PROMOTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND REDUCING BEHAVIORS THAT HINDER LEARNING. AS PART OF THIS BOARD'S STRATEGIC PLAN TO PROMOTE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, WE ACTIVELY MONITOR WELLNESS PERCEPTIONS AMONG STUDENTS AND STAFF. THE HENRY CARES SURVEY IS ADMINISTERED TWICE A YEAR TO STUDENTS, STAFF, AND TEACHERS, PROVIDING A CONSISTENT, DATA DRIVEN APPROACH TO MONITORING SCHOOL CLIMATE AND WELLNESS. 
          STUDENTS RESPOND TO QUESTIONS ACROSS FIVE KEY CATEGORIES AS SHOWN ON THE SCREEN, WHILE TEACHERS AND STAFF COMPLETE PARALLEL SURVEYS THAT OFFER INSIGHT INTO ADULT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. STAFF REVIEW THE RESULTS AND TAILOR THEIR RESPONSES TO MEET INDIVIDUAL STUDENT NEEDS. SINCE THE SURVEYS LAUNCH IN 2021, ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
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STUDENT DATA HAS SHOWN A STEADY UPWARD TREND IN THE AREAS OF POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND POSITIVE FEELINGS. THIS PROGRESS REFLECTS THE IMPACT OF THE INTENTIONAL INVESTMENTS THIS BOARD HAS MADE IN STUDENT WELLNESS. STUDENTS FEEL SAFE, CONNECTED, AND CARED FOR AT SCHOOL TO ENSURE STUDENTS THRIVE THROUGH GRADUATION AND BEYOND. YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN HAS SUPPORTED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL COUNSELING PROGRAM BASED ON THE AMERICAN SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION MODEL. THIS PROGRAM CALLS FOR A DATA DRIVEN, EQUITABLE, AND STUDENT CENTERED APPROACH TO ADDRESS ACADEMIC, CAREER, AND PERSONAL GROWTH FOR ALL FOR ALL LEARNERS. SCHOOL COUNSELORS ENGAGE STUDENTS IN CAREER EXPLORATION THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATE WITH THE CTE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO INTERNSHIPS, DUAL ENROLLMENT, AND ACCELERATED CAREER PATHWAYS TO MEET STUDENTS. ACADEMIC, WELLNESS AND POST-SECONDARY READINESS NEEDS. SCHOOL COUNSELORS OFFER SMALL GROUPS, INDIVIDUALIZED ACADEMIC AND CAREER GUIDANCE, AND TARGETED ADVISEMENT. AS WE CONCLUDE, I WANT TO BRING US BACK TO THIS BOARD'S ROBUST AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE'RE ADVANCING STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES ARE PRIORITIZED. AT THE HEART OF INITIATIVE FOUR IS A BOLD COMMITMENT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IS LEARNING IN A SAFE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THIS ISN'T JUST A LINE IN A PLAN, IT'S A LIVED REALITY WE ARE BUILDING EVERY DAY THROUGH THE DEDICATION OF OUR CARE TEAMS, WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE WITH A WINDOW INTO THE IMPACT OF YOUR INVESTMENTS. IT'S THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SYSTEMS ALIGN, WHEN PEOPLE CARE DEEPLY, AND WHEN A DISTRICT CHOOSES TO LEAD WITH BOTH COURAGE AND COMPASSION. LET'S SEE HOW WE'RE BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES THROUGH A COMMUNITY OF CARE. IN HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS, STUDENT SAFETY AND WELL-BEING AREN'T JUST PRIORITIES. THEY'RE THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING WE DO. 
          FROM ADVANCED CAMPUS SECURITY SYSTEMS TO DEDICATED SCHOOL SAFETY MONITORS, WE'VE BUILT A CULTURE OF CARE THAT BEGINS THE MOMENT STUDENTS ARRIVE. I FEEL SAFE AT SCHOOL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ADULTS THERE WHO CARE ABOUT ME. OUR CARE TEAMS CHAMPION ATTENDANCE AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH, ENSURING EVERY STUDENT FEELS SEEN, SUPPORTED AND READY TO LEARN. 
          EVERY SCHOOL IS BACKED BY A NETWORK OF PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FACILITATORS, AND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS WORKING TOGETHER TO MEET OUR STUDENTS WHOLE CHILD NEEDS. AT OUR WELCOME CENTER, FAMILIES ARE EMBRACED FROM DAY ONE, CREATING A SENSE OF BELONGING THAT LASTS A LIFETIME. MORE FRIENDLY, SMILING FACES GREET EACH GUEST AND GUIDE THEM THROUGH THE STEPS OF REGISTRATION AND ANY OTHER NEEDS THAT THE FAMILY MAY HAVE. HOW DO. ON THE SAME CAMPUS IS SOUTH SIDE MEDICAL CENTER, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER WHERE FAMILIES CAN BRING CHILDREN FOR REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS AND OTHER ESSENTIAL MEDICAL VISITS, MAKING WELLNESS ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT. AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, WE EXTEND THAT CARE TO STAFF AND FAMILIES FACING HARDSHIP OR FOOD INSECURITY. BECAUSE WELLNESS IS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. I LOVE MY SCHOOL BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE HOME AND I KNOW MY CHILDREN ARE THRIVING THERE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. THIS CONCLUDES WHAT WE HAVE PREPARED AND WE TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. AND MR. MATTOX, MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMUNITY OF CARE REPORT AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. MATTOX. MRS. SAYAGO, DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISS EDWARDS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A WANT TO GIVE THE HINDU LEARNING CENTER A SHOUT OUT FOR A JOB WELL DONE. YOU ALL ARE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB OVER THERE, AND I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL A SHOUT OUT. LET ME JUST GO THROUGH MY SHEETS RIGHT HERE. I'M JUST IMPRESSED WITH THE WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE PIECE WHERE WHERE PARENTS SHOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND PARENTS DO NEED TO KNOW THAT THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO KEEP OUR HELP, KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. SO I WAS IMPRESSED ABOUT WITH THAT PART, AND I WANT TO SAY I'M SO WAS SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT EIGHT HCS IS AHEAD OF THE STATE FOR DISTRICT SAFETY INVESTMENTS. YOU KNOW, NOT EVERY DISTRICT IS IN THE SITUATION. IN THE SITUATION WE'RE IN, BUT I'M JUST HAPPY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE FAR AHEAD OF THE STATE IN MOST THINGS. OKAY, 
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BUT THAT'S ALL. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. MR. MCDANIEL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND I TOO WANT TO ISSUE AND SAY TO THE LEARNING CENTER, THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT AT TIMES IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A THANKLESS EFFORT, BUT WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR NOT ONLY THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS, THE COMMUNITY HERE IN HENRY COUNTY, BUT FOR EVERYONE THAT YOU TOUCH IN THE WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE. I LOST MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY, WHEN COMING IN THE DOORS, THE. 
          THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I APPRECIATE IT. AND I KIND OF TALKED ABOUT THIS DURING THE AGENDA REVIEW THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE THE FRUITS OF THE LABOR OF THAT. AND I THINK THAT IT JUST NEEDS TO BE REPEATED HERE IN HENRY COUNTY, THAT WE WILL HAVE A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE NOT A DISTRICT THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO COME IN WITH YOUR VAPES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE'S ANOTHER DISTRICT YOU CAN GO TO, BUT NOT HERE IN HENRY COUNTY. SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK, BUT ALSO THE LABOR THAT IT TAKES ON THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE BUILDING LEADERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THE CAMPUS SAFETY MONITORS TO DO THOSE THINGS. THIS IS JUST NOT ONE PERSON. IT IS A TEAM EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN REFERENCE TO SAFETY. WE KNOW THAT WE GOT MORE WORK TO DO, BUT WHERE WE ARE NOW STILL IS AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR THAT. THANK YOU MR. MCDANIEL. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN. I KNOW AS MR. MCDANIEL ALLUDED TO, THIS TAKES THE ENTIRE TEAM OF EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS FEEL SUPPORTED, SAFE AND SECURE. AND I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU ALL PUT IN THAT EFFORT EVERY DAY. THAT LAST VIDEO FELT LIKE ONE OF THOSE THANKSGIVING PUBLIX COMMERCIALS. IT WAS SO SWEET AND SO ENCOURAGING, BUT I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT OUR FAMILIES DO FEEL AT HOME HERE IN HENRY COUNTY, AND THAT WE HAVE SO MANY WONDERFUL WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO HELP THEM FEEL SAFE. MISS EDWARDS, DID YOU HAVE ONE MORE THING? YES, I DO, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU TO GIVE ME THE NUMBERS OF THE SAFETY MONITORS AND SROS IN THE SCHOOLS. AT THIS POINT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 38 RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND WE HAVE A CAMPUS SAFETY. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER, WHAT CAMPUS SAFETY MONITORS IN EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. 
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AND THANK YOU BOTH AGAIN. WE WILL NOW MOVE IN OUR AGENDA TO OUR BUSINESS ITEMS, AND I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THAT THESE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. BUT ANY BOARD MEMBER CAN REMOVE ONE IF THEY SO WISH. SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH BUSINESS ITEM E ONE. DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR BUSINESS ITEM E ONE TO THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. 
          I'D LIKE TO INVITE MISSUS SUMMER COX, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF STAFF AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. EACH YEAR, THE HENRY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DEVELOPS AND APPROVES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND DOING SO, THIS BOARD MAKES CLEAR THEIR BELIEF THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN ACHIEVE AT HIGH LEVELS BY DIRECTLY ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT IMPROVE THE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS, ENHANCE THE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS, AND SAFEGUARD AND ADVANCE THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE PROPOSED 2026 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WERE DEVELOPED BASED ON REVIEW ACTIVITIES WITH THIS BOARD IN SEPTEMBER AND AND OCTOBER, AS WELL AS RECENT WHOLE BOARD TRAINING IN OCTOBER. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS THAT THIS BOARD APPROVE THE 2026 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AS PRESENTED. THIS ITEM IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA. SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS CONCLUDES ALL THAT I'VE PREPARED, AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. COX. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. ITEM A1 2026 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. COX. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MRS. COX. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEM E TWO. DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR BUSINESS ITEM E TWO. WE HAVE THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND FENCE BID TABULATION. 
          I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MR. BARRY MILES, TO THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME. AFTERNOON. MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR CORE BELIEF NUMBER THREE THAT STATES ALL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE, SAFE AND SECURE. I'M PRESENTING A PROJECT THAT ENSURES ALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 
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PLAYGROUNDS ARE SECURED WITH CHAIN LINK FENCING. SITE VISIT ASSESSMENTS WERE PERFORMED AT EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE FOUND THAT 18 SCHOOLS LACKED THIS FENCING. DGA COMPLIANCE WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A FORMAL SOLICITATION PROCESS. PROPOSALS WERE RECEIVED ON OCTOBER 9TH. THERE WERE EIGHT PARTICIPATING VENDORS, WITH THE APPARENT LOW BID VENDOR BEING INDICATED ON THE SCREEN. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL SECURITY GRANT, AUTHORIZED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN THE STATE'S AMENDED FY 25 BUDGET. DOCTOR PACE, THIS CONCLUDES WHAT I PREPARED, AND I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. ITEM E TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAYGROUND, FENCE BID TABULATION AND REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM SEEING NONE, DOES ANYONE OBJECT TO IT BEING PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? NO. IT WILL ALSO BE ON CONSENT THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEM E THREE, DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR BUSINESS ITEM E3E6 YEAR FIVE BUS PURCHASE. I LIKE TO ASK OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, MISTER MILES, TO REMAIN AT THE PODIUM AND GO AHEAD AND PRESENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, THIS EVENING I DO PRESENT TO YOU YEAR FIVE OF THE SPLOST SIX BUS PURCHASE PROGRAM. WE RECEIVED QUOTES THROUGH THE YANCEY BUS SALES STATE CONTRACT ON OCTOBER 10TH IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,510,400. WE WILL RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE TOTALING $264,330, LEAVING THE FINAL COST TO THE DISTRICT OF $2,246,070. 109 BUSSES HAVE BEEN PURCHASED IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS, WITH YOUR APPROVAL WILL BE AT 125. THIS ITEM IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          DOCTOR PACE IS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU, MISTER MILES. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR EAST SIX YEAR FIVE BUS PURCHASE AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU AGAIN. MR. MILES. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? MISTER MCDANIEL I THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, AND THANK YOU, MISTER MILES, FOR HIS REPORT. DO WE? AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THESE BUSSES TO START ARRIVING BY MAYBE THE BEGINNING OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR OR SOON THEREAFTER IN OUR INVENTORY. POTENTIALLY. I WOULD NOT LIKE TO SPEAK OUT OF TURN. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT TIME. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS, CERTAINLY FOR THEM TO GET IN HERE, BUT I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TODAY. AND YOU SAID THIS BRINGS US TO 125 OVER FIVE YEARS, CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO WE HAVE JUST ABOUT HALF OUR FLEET. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. 
          THANK YOU, MISTER MCDANIEL. DOCTOR NUTT, MR. MILES, WILL THIS GET US TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE? WILL THAT GET RID OF ALL OF THE COW BUSSES AND SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT WILL THIS GET US BACK TO AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD WITH THE BUSSES? IT'LL ALLOW US TO RETIRE THE OLDEST AND WORST CONDITION BUSSES. I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT THE COW BUSSES WILL NOT WILL NOT BE ROLLING. 
          AND THE NUMBERS, IF I MAY. YOUR FIVE BUS YEAR FIVE BUSSES WILL TOTAL WITH AIR CONDITIONING 209. 
          AND THIS IS GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS. WE HAVE 328 BUSSES IN OPERATION, SO YEAR FIVE BUSSES WITH AIR CONDITIONING WILL TOTAL 209. WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING WILL TOTAL 119. AND THAT PUTS US AT THAT. 328 HOPE THAT INFORMATION HELPED. NOT REALLY. I JUST I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YEARS GONE BY, WE TOOK AND WE TOOK AND WE TOOK FROM TRANSPORTATION. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TRANSPORTATION IS GETTING BACK WHAT WE'VE TAKEN IN YEARS PAST. 
          AND IF WE NEED TO DO MORE BY THEN, THEN WE DO. BUT IF WE'RE IF WE'RE CATCHING UP TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE, THEN THAT'S WHAT I'M AFTER. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. DOCTOR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MISTER MCDANIEL? I'M SORRY, I GOT ONE MORE QUESTION. I SEE THAT THIS, THAT. YOU 2025 PROPANE AND GAS POWERED. SO WE'RE BUYING THE MIXTURE. BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUST FOR ANYONE THAT MIGHT ASK WHAT IS THE BENEFIT IF THERE IS A BENEFIT OF BUYING PROPANE POWERED BUSSES OVER GAS, WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THE DISTRICT? IF THERE IS ONE OF US, YOU KNOW, DOING A MIXTURE INSTEAD OF JUST OIL, GAS OR PROPANE. SO, YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT IS THE REIMBURSEMENT PLAN. THE CLEAN AIR ACT AFFORDS THESE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE PROPANE BUSSES. THE THE THEY'RE 12. THERE ARE PURCHASE IS GOING TO BE FOR 1272 PASSENGER BUSSES. 
          THOSE WILL BE THE CLEAN AIR ACT PROPANE BUSSES. AND THERE'LL BE 448 PASSENGER BUSSES. THOSE ARE THE GASOLINE POWERED ONES BECAUSE THEY ARE SMALLER. WE'RE GOING TO RUN THOSE ON GASOLINE. 
          THANK YOU. FOR COMMENT, DOCTOR NUTT. ONE OTHER QUESTION. I KNOW PROPANE IS EXPENSIVE, AT 
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LEAST IN MY HOUSE. IS IS IT? I KNOW IT'S A CLEAN AIR ACT TO. BUT WILL THEY STILL DO THEY PERFORM AS WELL? AS IF NOT BETTER AS OUR REGULAR DIESEL? OR ARE THEY GOING TO NOT CRANK IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN OUR DRIVERS ARE UP AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING TRYING TO GET THOSE SUCKERS GOING? THEY, THEY ARE COMPARABLE IN IN FUEL EFFICIENCY? YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ALSO ON THE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NOPE. THIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON CONSENT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MILES. BUSINESS ITEM E FOR DOCTOR PACE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. FOR BUSINESS ITEM E FOR SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER MODULAR PURCHASE. I'D LIKE TO INVITE TO THE PODIUM MRS. SAGO, CHIEF FAMILY AND STUDENT SERVICES SUPPORT OFFICER. GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE. IN ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC ACTION NUMBER FOUR, ADVANCING STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES INITIATIVE TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE TO INVEST IN PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL, ACADEMIC AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, CARE, AND RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS. THE SUPERINTENDENT RECOMMENDS THE PURCHASE OF A MODULAR UNIT THAT WILL START THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER. THIS ITEM REQUIRES YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE MODULAR UNIT THAT WILL BE BUILT WITH A FULLY FUNCTIONAL FLOOR PLAN, INCLUDING INSTALLATION, AND THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER RENOVATION GRANT. DOCTOR PACE. THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I YIELD THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU, MISS SAGO. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS. ITEM E FOR SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER MODULAR PURCHASE AND REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DOCTOR PAYSON. THANK YOU, MRS. SAGO, FOR THAT REPORT. DOCTOR NUTT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. INSTEAD OF PURCHASING THIS MODULAR BUILDING, COULD WE NOT USE ONE OF OUR SCHOOLS? THAT'S MAYBE NOT FULLY. THAT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH STUDENTS IN IT FULL OF STUDENTS. INSTEAD OF PURCHASING A MODULAR BUILDING, THERE WAS CONSIDERATION TO PUT THE HEALTH CENTER INSIDE OF A SCHOOL. BUT BECAUSE SIMILAR TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AT THE LEARNING CENTER, PUBLIC WILL BE COMING IN TO USE THE MEDICAL SERVICES, THE OPTION WAS TO PURCHASE A SEPARATE BUILDING SO THAT PEOPLE WILL NOT BE COMING INTO THE SCHOOL BUILDING FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY. I GUESS I WAS THINKING OF THE WELCOME CENTER WHERE PEOPLE THEY'RE THE WELCOME CENTER. YOU'VE GOT SO MANY DIFFERENT WINGS, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS AN OPTION TO HAVE IT THERE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE OUR MEDICAL CENTER ALREADY. SO THIS WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER. THANK YOU, DOCTOR NUTT. MRS. EDWARDS, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND WHAT SCHOOL WHAT COMMUNITY WOULD THIS THIS MODULE SERVE, THIS HEALTH MARGINAL SERVE. AND I THINK THAT MAY ANSWER, DOCTOR. NEXT QUESTION. YES. THE IT SITED IT'S SLATED TO BE AT THE PROPERTY AT OAKLAND ELEMENTARY WHERE THE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY ALSO IS. BUT IT WILL BE OPEN FOR ANY COMMUNITY TO USE, JUST LIKE THE CENTER AT THE WELCOME CENTER WHERE ANYONE CAN COME USE THE FACILITIES ONCE OPENED. SO WHAT IS THE THE DATE FOR IT TO BE FULLY FUNCTIONING? DO YOU HAVE ONE YET? WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT DATE. THE STATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS. IF THIS PURCHASE IS APPROVED, APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS FROM THEN IS WHEN THE MODULAR WILL BE ARRIVING, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF ALL OF THE MATERIALS FOR INSIDE TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING. SO I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS GREAT HOPE THAT WE'LL GET IT OPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, BUT IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE PURCHASE AND THEN THE TIMING OF ALL THE OTHER PIECES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MRS. EDWARDS. MR. MCDANIEL THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MISS EDWARDS TOOK ONE OF MY QUESTIONS AWAY. BY WHICH COMMUNITY? THANK YOU. SO THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THAT AND I SOMEONE'S GOING TO HAVE TO HELP ME REMEMBER. BUT I THINK THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PROMOTED BY THE BY THE, THE GOVERNOR THROUGH THE STATE. AND IF I, IF MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECTLY, I THINK THAT EACH DISTRICT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO GET THIS TRAILER OR GET THIS MODULAR SYSTEM WAS, WAS TO RECEIVE LIKE $300,000 OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. SO 
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THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THE 258 682 THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO SPEND IN? MISS CLAY MIGHT THROW SOMETHING AT ME, BUT IS THIS A IS THIS IS THIS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT. OKAY, ALRIGHT. SO THIS IS REIMBURSABLE. THIS IS GOING TO GO TO THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY. NOW THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THAT IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN GET A ANOTHER SITE WITHIN THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE, THE NEED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS ENORMOUS. 
          WE ARE A HUGE TRANSIENT COMMUNITY. WE HAVE MANY TITLE ONE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT ARE IN NEED, COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF THIS. SO IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE COULD GET ANOTHER FACILITY IN THE DISTRICT TO, YOU KNOW, FURTHER EXPAND OUR REACH TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY? I'LL TAKE THIS ONE. OKAY. THROUGH THROUGH THE CHAIR. MISTER BOARD MEMBER, MISTER MCDANIEL, THROUGH OUR GRANTS OFFICE AND THROUGH JUST IN COLLABORATION WITH WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER OFFICES, WHEN WE SEE THAT THERE ARE GRANTS AVAILABLE THAT MEET THE WE MEET THE CRITERIA AND MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE ARE REALLY BEING FORWARD AT APPLYING FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. SO AS WE LOOK FORWARD, JUST LIKE WITH THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND WE APPLY FOR IT, AND THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE IT, IF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES, WE'LL WORK WITH OUR GRANT OFFICE AS WELL AS OUR OTHER DIVISIONS TO APPLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OF OUR OF OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO EXCEL ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND STUDENT WELLNESS. SO HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, THAT THAT ANSWER MY QUESTION. AND I, I APPRECIATE IT. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DO SEE IN HERE IS ABOUT THE SPORTS PHYSICALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO AGAIN, I DO APPRECIATE THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ITEM AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MR. MCDANIEL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, DOCTOR? NET, I THINK IT'S MORE OF A QUESTION THAN A COMMENT. I'M I'M REAL BIG ON CAN WE SUSTAIN THIS? AND I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN A GRANT TO GET ALL THIS, BUT AS I'VE SAID, THE STATE GIVES US AND IT TAKES IT AWAY. SO ARE WE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AMOUNT? I UNDERSTAND THAT THE THE MODULAR BUILDING WILL BE OURS. CORRECT. BECAUSE IT'LL BE ON OUR PROPERTY IN OUR. WHO. I GUESS I'M ASKING WHO IS GOING TO PAY THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES AND THE CLERKS AND ALL OF THAT? IS THAT GOING TO BE SOMETHING WE DO? AND IT'S GOING TO BE A CONTINUATION THROUGHOUT THE YEARS? NO. SO THE GRANT, IT'S A RENOVATION GRANT WHICH CAN BE USED TO RENOVATE OR CONSTRUCT A NEW SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTER. AND IT COVERS THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH WILL BE DONE BY DISTRICT STAFF, ELECTRIC, SEWER, ETC. THE PURCHASE OF THE MODULAR, THE EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS START UP COSTS TO GET US GOING IN TERMS OF STAFF. BUT ONCE THE GRANT IS COMPLETE, THE ALL OF THOSE COSTS GO TO SOUTHSIDE MEDICAL CENTER. WHO IS THE PROVIDER THAT WILL BE USING THE CENTER. SO THE DISTRICT WILL STILL SHOULDER THE COST OF ENERGY TO THE BUILDING, BUT OTHERWISE THERE WILL NOT BE COST TO THE DISTRICT AND WE WILL NOT BE STAFFING IT WITH DISTRICT STAFF. THANK YOU DOCTOR. NET THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? NOPE. THIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MRS. SAGA. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR LAST BUSINESS ITEM, WHICH IS E FIVE. ADDING AN EXTRA. SORRY DOCTOR BASE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, FOR OUR BUSINESS ITEM E5 THE FY 26 MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, MRS. CLAY, TO THE PODIUM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT PACE, I BRING BEFORE YOU A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT TO ENHANCE THE FY 26 BUDGET BY $485,000, TO ACCOUNT FOR MANDATORY EXPENDITURES, AND IN SUPPORT OF ADVANCING ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS REGARDING HERRING COUNTY SCHOOLS SECURITY DEPARTMENT FUNDING TO ACCOMPLISH THE IDENTIFIED OBJECTIVES WILL BE DRAWN FROM THE GENERAL FUND RESERVES. IN COORDINATION WITH THIS ACTION, THE FUND BALANCE ASSIGNMENT OF $300,000 THAT WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD ON JUNE 12TH OF 2023 FOR FUTURE PERSONNEL ASSOCIATED WITH SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE, WILL BE RELIEVED. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IMPACTS THE GENERAL FUND ONLY AND THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE OTHER ADOPTED FUNDS. THIS ITEM IS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA AND DOCTOR PACE, I YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES OUR FY 26 MID-YEAR BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND WE REMAIN AVAILABLE TO OUR BOARD FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, DOCTOR PACE. AND THANK YOU, MRS. CLAY. DOES ANY BOARD MEMBER HAVE ANY 
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DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? NONE. WE THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA THIS EVENING. DOES ANYONE OBJECT? THIS WILL ALSO BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
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WE ARE NOW TO F IN OUR AGENDA WHICH IS EXECUTIVE SESSION. COULD I GET A MOTION PLEASE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCIPLINE, LAND AND PERSONNEL? A MOTION THAT WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR DISCIPLINE, LAND AND PERSONNEL. THANK YOU, MISS EDWARDS. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THANK YOU DOCTOR. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE
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